Celebrity Series of Boston – Past Concerts
Celebrity Series of Boston: Conrad Tao, piano
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Online: $18-$20 | In person: $10 obstructed view
Celebrity Series of Boston: Daniil Trifonov, piano
Sunday, November 14, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 2:00pm (PST)
Online event
Karol Szymanowski – Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36
Claude Debussy – Pour le piano ("For the piano"), L. 95
Sergei Prokofiev – Sarcasms, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Claude Debussy – Pour le piano ("For the piano"), L. 95
Sergei Prokofiev – Sarcasms, Op. 17
Johannes Brahms – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Ticket price TBA
Celebrity Series of Boston: Nicholas Phan & Brooklyn Rider
Friday, November 12, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PST)
Online event
Thomas Campion – Never weather-beaten sail
Rufus Wainwright, arr. Colin Jacobsen – Trois valses anglaises (Boston premiere)
Nico Muhly – Stranger (Boston premiere)
Franz Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Rufus Wainwright, arr. Colin Jacobsen – Trois valses anglaises (Boston premiere)
Nico Muhly – Stranger (Boston premiere)
Franz Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
$20 ($18 CS Friends Circle Members)
Celebrity Series of Boston: Brooklyn Rider
Thursday, October 7, 2021 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (PDT)
Online event
Kinan Azmeh – Dabke on Martense Street
Gonzalo Grau – Aroma a Distancia (world premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov – Um Día Bom ("A Good Day") (world premiere)
Matana Roberts – borderlands...
João Gilberto, arr. Colin Jacobsen – Undiú
Gonzalo Grau – Aroma a Distancia (world premiere)
Osvaldo Golijov – Um Día Bom ("A Good Day") (world premiere)
Matana Roberts – borderlands...
João Gilberto, arr. Colin Jacobsen – Undiú
$20 ($18 CS Friends Circle Members)
Celebrity Series of Boston: Tetzlaff Quartet (on-demand until 5/6/2021)
Friday, April 30, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online event
Ludwig Van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 (with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133)
Ludwig Van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”
Ludwig Van Beethoven – String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 “Heiliger Dankgesang”
$20
Celebrity Series of Boston: Stave Sessions – Cumulative Encore Performances
Saturday, April 24, 2021 @ 2:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Online event
All performances from Celebrity Series of Boston's digital festival of discovery, experimentation, & path-breaking music. Featuring Sybarite5, the Spektral Quartet, Bollywood singer Sid Siriam, singer/songwriter Meklit, & more.
Free (Free (registration required))
Celebrity Series of Boston: Stave Sessions (Night #3)
Friday, April 23, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online event
A digital festival of discovery, experimentation, & path-breaking music. Tonight's performance features Indian playback singer Sid Sriram, the Spektral Quartet, & Mark Lettieri Group.
Free (Free (registration required))
Celebrity Series of Boston: Stave Sessions (Night #2)
Thursday, April 22, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
Online event
A digital festival of discovery, experimentation, & path-breaking music. Tonight's performance features Ethio-American singer/songwriter/composer Meklit, & the classical/jazz/Syrian genre-bending Kinan Azmeh CityBand.
Free (Free (registration required))
Celebrity Series of Boston: Stave Sessions (Night #1)
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
Online event
A digital festival of discovery, experimentation, & path-breaking music. Tonight's performance features string quintet Sybarite5 with special guest Ehsan Matoori (santoor), & pianist/Galician bagpiper Cristina Pato.
Free (Free (registration required))
Celebrity Series of Boston: Chris Thile & Aoife O'Donovan (on-demand through 3/18/2021)
Friday, March 12, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
Vocalist/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan & Grammy Award-winning mandolinist Chris Thile bring the spark & joy of their musical friendship to a special digital performance recorded exclusively for the Celebrity Series audience.
$20
Celebrity Series of Boston presents the Emerson String Quartet (on-demand through 3/4/2021)
Friday, February 26, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
George Walker – Lyric for Strings
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quartet in D major, K. 575
Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 14
$20
Celebrity Series of Boston: Sir András Schiff, piano (on-demand through 2/25/2021)
Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:30pm (PST)
Online event
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "The Farewell"
Robert Schumann – Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
Johann Sebastian Bach – Capriccio on the Departure of his Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "The Farewell"
Robert Schumann – Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
$20
Castle of Our Skins: Remember King [LIVE]
Thursday, February 18, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Online event
CoOS remembers the legacy & life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with 2 string quartets by African-American composers: Daniel Bernard Roumain's String Quartet No. 2 ("King") & George Walker's Lyric for Strings.
Free
Boston "Freedom & Resilience" Stringfest with Castle of our Skins
Castle of Our Skins,
Boston City-Wide String Orchestra,
Boston String Academy,
City Strings United, and
Celebrity Series of Boston
Monday, January 18, 2021 @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm (PST)
Online event
Members of the Castle of our Skins artist collective team with youth ensembles from across Boston in this special collaborative concert, featuring the world premiere of Jessica Mays' Anthem for Go.
Free